posting poetic prose
17 Apr 2019 9 Comments
in free verse, story Tags: crucifix, dust, flame, heaven, hymn, island, pyre, smoke, towers
dark-vowelled smoking columns aspire ruin
as dust-tongued, forested roof caves innavely;
water-spoken island surrenders to timbers
of flamed and lillified heaven-circling pyre;
aghast tragedy of fire-dwarfed gargoyled roses
hearting a tear-culled paris in hymnally tone
to dignify bell-voiced ash of towering ages.
Linking to dVerse poetics with Laura Bloomsbury and loving the hyphenate-coined words by poet Dylan Thomas (as featured in my poem).
14 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
Completion of my series for retreat at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai….
XX.
light explodes in tomb
hallelujah, Christ arose!
all graves will empty
It’s the beginning of “passion week” for the church. We will celebrate the death of Jesus for our salvation. Christ, the Lord of life and light, has the final word over death on Resurrection Sunday. He is my JOY!
14 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in haiku, haiku series Tags: fog, grass, green, joy, sparrows, spring
Continuing series for retreat at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai….
XIX.
sun burns away fog
coaxes spring’s newly green grass
sparrows twitter joy
11 Apr 2019 2 Comments
in haiku, haiku series, Uncategorized Tags: aquarium, discus, fish, lemon, sunshine, tropical
Continuing series for retreat at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai….
XVIII.
lit aquarium
tropical lemon discus
color of sunshine
photo by lynn
11 Apr 2019 8 Comments
in distillation, free verse Tags: bales, bridges, cattle, clouds, dam, flood, ice, mud, rain, snow
Linking late to Linda’s “water” prompt at dVerse poetics…
water, water, water, everywhere!
dark clouds broiling across plains’
hard-crusted snowy landscape; soil
soaked by heavy rains, washes into
half-frozen rivers, ice breaks loose
floating icebergs grind along banks
dragging down bridges, trees, poles;
pressured dam gives way into torrent
that floods downstream in spreading
wave that engulfs barns, farmhouses’
families escape on muddy roads while
cattle are trapped on shrinking islands
hay bales swept away, fields ruined and
Nebraska is once again a broad ocean…
10 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in haiku series, tanka Tags: boats, colors, jazz, lights, piano, riverwalk
Continuing series for retreat at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai….
XVII.
san antonio
cruise boats glow neon colors
night life’s lights shimmer
piano music jazzes
river walk laughter ripples
photo by lynn
09 Apr 2019 10 Comments
in quadrille Tags: ace, aircraft, drone, goggles, pub, root beer, sopwith camel
snoopy as flying ace
the world war one
flying ace sits at a
table in local pub
drinking root beer
when the ominous
drone of an enemy air-
craft sounds overhead.
pulling down goggles
and wrapping on scarf,
he hops onto trusty
sopwith camel—
“curse you, red baron!”
Posting as my response to De at dVerse poets with quadrille prompt on word: “ace”
08 Apr 2019 3 Comments
in haiku, haiku series Tags: days, joy, lent, light, minutes, spring
A fresh installment for Carpe Diem’s retreat: joy of light
XVI.
lenten days lengthen
light increases by minutes
joy of spring coming
open tightly closed windows
inviting fresh clean breeze in!
pexel image
04 Apr 2019 1 Comment
My response to Carpe Diem’s retreat: joy of light
XV.
sunlit reflection
birdbath mirrors fat robin
…now ripples appear!
public domain image
03 Apr 2019 6 Comments
in haiku series Tags: Betelgeuse, eye, hunt, Orion, smile, wink
Joining in Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s “joy of light” retreat…
XIV.
hunt with Orion
Betelgeuse blinks his red eye
i smile…and wink back
pixabay image
03 Apr 2019 12 Comments
in cascade Tags: blood, breath, cross, death, firstborn, forsaken, son, tomb, wood
firstborn son cruelly beaten
pierced, hung on rough cross
dark blood trickles down wood
utterly forsaken by God
cries out in deep agony
firstborn son cruelly beaten
releases his final breath
pagan soldiers insure death
pierced, hung on rough cross
bruised body claimed, wrapped
gently laid in bare, stony tomb
dark blood trickles down wood
Requiem written in cascade form…linking with Amaya’s prompt at dVerse.
